There are some of us who still believe in survival of the fittest to save a species, and then there are those who believe that the government needs to save us all from ourselves.

The new proposed measure to put environmental warning labels on our fuel pumps seems to be a trend that is overreaching every segment of our lives. What is next, are we going to have to put warning labels on our cars saying they may crash? That might be profitable for a Houston lawyer for car accidents but not much for anyone else.

The obvious nature of the warning itself should make us all stand-up and ask what our government thinks about our intelligence. There are very few of us who don’t already know or believe, that humans have an impact on our environment, but when did we become the enemy? It seems that living our lives has become an assault on the earth.

Organizations such as Our Horizon has led a push to put all sorts of warnings on our gas pumps. They seek to put images of catastrophe and scenes of Armageddon in clear view every time we fill our gas tanks.

You have to stop and ask yourself what is it that they would like us to do? Is putting fearful images and caution tape on our pumps really the way to change our gas consumption?

If you ask the average Canadian whether they understand the potential consequences of global warming, you would be hard pressed to find anyone who didn’t know that it exists.

We all know that it may come back to bite us, but at what point do we tell environmentalists who want to interfere with every aspect of our lives enough is enough? Is it legal to subject us to warning labels for every aspect of our being?

Warning labels are designed to help people discriminate what is bad for us so that we don’t inadvertently harm ourselves. First starting with our cigarettes, then extending to food, and now to our pumps?

Is it possible that we could just make our own decisions without governmental influence? Government regulation has already made its way into our homes, our lives and our families, the pump warnings are just one more reminder that our freedom may not be as free as we once thought.

If individual groups want to add their labels and a gasoline station is willing to post them, that is one thing. To make it a law to warn people about the ill consequences of their oil consumption is another whole animal.

Haven’t we all had enough of the lobbyist getting their hold on our politics and trying to sway public opinion? Aren’t there much more harmful things for us to worry about then the carbon footprint that our cars make in the world around us? What is driving the need for such labels besides some hidden agenda that we aren’t privy to?

We have to stop allowing the government to take our freedom, or to put obstacles in our way to change our minds. These types of labels are nothing short of subliminal messages that seek to make us stop thinking for ourselves. At a certain point, common sense has to prevail, doesn’t it?

In the end, warning labels are not free, nor should they be in the realm of legal. There has to be some cost attached to them that is going to trickle down. As if our government needs to find something more to spend money on, telling us that fuel for our cars is bad, may not be a good use of our tax dollars. Before they decide to spend money on more frivolous ventures, perhaps they should put it up for vote.

Isn’t that what our government is for? Aren’t they supposed to reflect the needs and wants of the society at large? I am quite sure the average Canadian would agree that telling us the world is going to come to an end if we fill our cars, may not be a good tangent to go on. In the end, however, money talks and organizations such as Our Horizon will probably get their way.

One more thing to desensitize ourselves about, they are probably working against themselves. The more we are led around, the less we want to follow. The gas pump warnings will most likely have the reverse effect. Freedom lovers hate nothing more than being told what they can and cannot do all the time.

Hopefully lawmakers will see that if we put warning labels on gas pumps it will only lead to more obnoxiousness. Next our children will come with warning labels about how they can be detrimental to your sleep. Although, some would-be parents may appreciate that. Lawyers need to stand up and start fighting for some sanity and start fighting against frivolity.

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